christmas

Christmas is a very unique time to be spent with our families and loved ones and we need your help to make this possible for people with terminal illnesses. Marie Curie Cancer Care Nurses make sure that people have comfort and support at a very joyful, but stressful time of the year.

Winter motorcycle riding presents its fair share of dangers, but with the right kit, a little common sense, and some minor changes to your riding style, you can carry on riding safely through all but the worst of the winter weather. Severn Freewheelers, the local branch of the Nationwide Association of Bloodbikes have put together a bit of advice to keep you safe on the roads this winter.

Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester give the gift of life this Christmas. Blood Bikes - groups of volunteer motor cyclists who provide an out-of-hours medical essentials courier service to hospitals and other health institutions within their area - will be working as usual during the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

* A gift that will keep growing for years * Own a piece of a real railway - and a lifetime to travel opportunities! For the person who ‘has everything' or for a really unusual but lasting Christmas gift, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has just the ticket. And it's a gift that would suit any age.

Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th December. An inspiring collection of nativity cribs, arts, and crafts from around the world for you to see, including the life size knitted nativity figures from St Peter's Hospice, who are our nominated charity this year.

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Member of Parliament for The Cotswolds recently visited Mickleton School to present the winner of his annual Christmas card competition, which this year was held in association with The Pudding Club, based in The Three Ways House Hotel, Mickleton, Gloucestershire GL55 6SB

"The name Cotswolds means sheep enclosure in rolling hillsides, and it's these rollings hillsides that make the Cotswolds such a beautiful part of the country. Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Cotswolds lie mainly within Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but also extend into parts of Wiltshire,Worcestershire and Warwickshire."

Following on from the successful open day held in August at the Old Prison, Northleach, the Friends of the Cotswolds are organising a rural themed Christmas event to take place on the afternoon of Sunday 2 December to help raise funds for the Old Prison Appeal.